Can the EVM machines used for Indian elections be hacked/tampered? The whole process of voting through EVM has so many checks and balances that the chances of manipulating machine and influencing outcome is ZERO . If a machine is tampered at any stage of the election it would be known at the time of polling or counting very easily. Before I go into the technicalities, let me first take you through the some basic facts about EVM. How?! The how is that the EVM’s malfunction? How come a team of engineers from abroad (Hari Prasad, Rop Gonggrijp, and J. Alex Halderman.) showed that EVM can be tampered? Why the Hon’ble Delhi High Court did almost agreed that EVM is not free from tampering, and asked the govt and Election commissioner of India to examine using the paper trails (VVPAT)? Let’s start from the basics. This post is for the voters! So, you might have voted in the EVM at least once by now. You must have pressed the blue button in the rectangular box. This is...